ABOVE VIDEO:Air Force pararescue team hailed as ‘heroes’ after daring Iran rescue: Ex-US Navy Lt Commander
(FOX NEWS) – A former Pentagon official said the rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran served as more than a recovery mission, saying it was a warning to Tehran that the United States can penetrate anywhere in Iranian territory to carry out operations ranging from rescues to securing sensitive targets.
“This demonstrates to the Iranian leadership that we can get anywhere that we so choose and hold ground as long as we desire to accomplish a mission,” Brent Sadler, a retired Navy captain, said on “Fox & Friends Weekend” Sunday.
“Not only can we rescue our pilots, but we can also go to where we need to secure nuclear equipment or the remainders of their leadership.”
Sadler’s comments come after the rescue of a U.S. Air Force weapons system officer (WSO) early Sunday morning local time after roughly 36 hours in hiding.
The pilot and WSO ejected from an F-15E fighter jet when it was downed over Iran on Friday.
